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Portuguese
Etymology
From encrenca + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾẽˈke(j).ɾu/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾẽˈke(j).ɾu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾẽˈke(j).ɾu/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾẽˈke(j).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾẽˈke(j).ɾo/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾẽˈke(j).ɾo/
Adjective
encrenqueiro (feminine encrenqueira, masculine plural encrenqueiros, feminine plural encrenqueiras)
- troublesome (who causes trouble)
- troublesome (who tends to cause confusion, fights, conflicts, etc.)
Noun
encrenqueiro m (plural encrenqueiros, feminine encrenqueira, feminine plural encrenqueiras)
- troublemaker (one who causes trouble)
- troublemaker (one who tends to cause confusion, fights, conflicts, etc.)
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